Hollywood Celebrities Renew Push for Gun Control Following FedEx Shooting: It's a 'National Disgrace'

Hollywood celebrities are renewing their push for gun control following a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, which reportedly left eight people dead late Thursday. The gunmen committed suicide at the scene, according to reports.

Show business elites including Julianne Moore, Bette Midler, Alyssa Milano, and Stephen King are urging lawmakers to take action. It’s a “national disgrace,” actor Billy Baldwin tweeted.

Celebrities have ramped up their drive for more gun control following shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, promoting measures including background checks and a ban on assault weapons. Many of the stars cheered last week when President Joe Biden announced a new set of executive orders that includes new restrictions on “ghost guns” and a push for red flag laws.

On Friday, the stars resumed banging their drums for gun control, seizing on the Indianapolis shooting to push their political agenda.

Julianne Moore demanded elected officials take action to ensure there are fewer guns on the street. She also pushed for police reform and more mental health services. “If our representatives don’t do all of the above vote them out. We don’t have to live like this,” she wrote.

Bette Midler tweeted “there is something seriously wrong” with the country, saying it is being “terrorized by when with guns.” She added the country “does absolutely nothing to resist.”

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Tweets mentioned:

https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1383093859693961223

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1383005456428376067

https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/1383078940990959619

https://twitter.com/RoArquette/status/1382957749093289984

https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1383081273250357250

https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1382952426420899840

https://twitter.com/BillyBaldwin/status/1383063107115843592

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